Arrowhead



Feb. 16, [1960 L. E. BLANCHETTE ET'AL 2,925,217

ARROWHEAD Filed Feb. 1, 1955 Stanley H. Wanserski IN V EN TORS- LeonardE Blane/wire redu'ced'stemi 'onjsaid shaft. 1 I

"fghaft and bra zed together,, at tovi "'A fconical hollow, terminaltip' 31 of ,metal,

2,925,277 Q pointed and having a barb 33 thereon'caps the front endsARROWHEAD 5 of the shanks 23 and is suitably secured thereto. i

Milwaukee, and stallly wansel'ski, l UG 17 will catch into such growthsand stop the flight of the shaft before itis hidden from View and lo'st.-Also, Apphcahon Fel'lfuary 485364 1t) the bends 19, of the hooks 17will tend totiltthe shaft 3 Claims. (Cl. 273-1065) n I h 1, particularlyin grass, into upright positions so that the a shaft may readily beseen, in grass or other growths, and

particularly in'long grass. The points 21 of the bends a 19, which is tosay the hooks 17, 'will snag'and penetrate Our invention relates toimprovements in 1 heads for game missed ,by the tip 31, Because of' theresiliency archery arrows. 4 Y of .thewire hooks 17,,at the shanks 23,when the tip 31 I c As. will now be seen, whenjthe shaft l'is in flightand I 7 Leonard E. Blanchette, Cudahy, Edmund T.0rtis, South enters,grass,foliage, or brush,- the bends 19 of the hooks The primary objectof our inventionis toprovid an penetrates wood, or the likeyte'n'dencyof the shaft 1 to arrowhead with means adapted to prevent an arrowshaftsnap or break will 'be. greatly reduced as a result of from slidingthrough high-grass, foliage, or '-brush and whipping of the shaft; Thesame is true when the point thereby becoming losttherein. a V i v 20 21}of a bend19 penetrates wood or similar material.

Another object isto provide anarrowhead with means I The foregoing isconsidered as illustrative only of the for the above purpose which willreduce the tendency of principles of the invention. Further, sincenumerous 'the arrow shaft to break byiwhipping when theshaftmodifications and changes will readilyjoccur to those is shot intowood,or the like.

. skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention 'Stillanother object is to, provide an arrowhead. with 25 to the exactconstruction and operation shown andmeansfor accomplishing the above andwhichwill catch described, and accordingly, all suitable modificationsand in grass or foliage, also brush, so; that the-shaf twill tilt,equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope into aslantingor upright positionin" which it may beg" 'oftheappendedjclairns. I

easily seen for retrieving. I What is claimed as new is as follows? Yetanother objectyis' to provide an arrowhead for in- 130 1." An}arrow'construction comprising, in combination, creasing theefiectiveness of anarrow in strikingisr'nall "1 an archery arrow shaftand-an arrow head construction animals, particularly, at one "side ofthe line'of flightfof for {the leading end ofsaid shaft comprising aplurality the shaft. V of complernental approximately l -shaped hookseach These togetherwith other: objectsand advantages which having ashank portion and a U-bend defining a hook will become subsequently"apparentr'eside 'in't'ne details' havinga terminal bill portion, theshank portions being of cons'tructionand operation as more fullyhereinafter grouped together .and the leading ends being linearly.described'and claimed, 'referencefbeingjhad to=theaccom straight,parallel; and fixed toea'ch other, the intermediate pany drawingsforming a part hereof; whereinlike num- 1' portions being bent outwardlyinto divergent relationship erals refer to like parts throughouhandin'whichz j and-being spaced'fr'om'each other in circumferentially 1the preferred embodiment thereof? line,33 of Figure 2.

Figure l is a viewin'plan; .partlyibroken'away, "of an 40 equi-distantrelationshipgan axially disposed penetrating yarrow shaft equipped Ywith our. improved arrowhead in tip fixedly secured to the leading endsofsaid straightshank portions, and a hub like'ferrule fitting over the'Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of'the same; and V leadingend ofthe shaft and lodged in the space between 'Figure.3 is a view inlongitudinal section taken on the said divergent shank portions.

' 2. The structuredefined in claim 1 and wherein sad Referring to thedrawing by numerals, 1 designatesa ferrule is of cap like form and isprovided at its forward conventional arrow shaft having-thei-usualfliglits 3 and closed end With an outstanding flange, said flange havingneck 5, and provided with "our improved arrowhead ciicurnferentiallyspaced holes and portions of the shank desig ated generally by thenumeral 7; Portions'passing through said holes.

The arrowhead 7 comprises a cylindrial-f'rrule. 9.hav-' 3. An arrowheadcomprising a ferrule. adapted to fit ing a tapered axial bore 11 blind.at thefront end' of the over the leading end of an archery arrow shaft,a plurality ferrule and by means of which said ferrule is detachably offorwardly opening hooks grouped around tsaid ferrule fitted with a wedgefit over a-tapered leading end13 on equi-distantly and carried thereby,said hooks having the shaft 1 ,A circumferential flange 15 is formed-onthe 1 shanks, comprising straight parallel portions, extending front endof the ferrule 9 for a purpose presently seen. forwardlyof said ferruleside by side and grouped close Preferably, the {ferrule 9 isgformed ofaluminum for together around thejaxis of the shaft in connected togetherlightness in weight and requisitestrength. 7 relationto form a leadingstem on said shaft, and a.

I hence; to the shaftf 1,'andwhich [the flange l5 in which saidshariks'areftightly fittedl The shanks 23 are bent toprovide portions 25'converging forwardly of the flange 15; toprev'ent rearward slipping Aplurality of forwar'dly 'opening, spring. steel, wire' 'sharp pointed'terminal tip fixed on said portions and 51 6 1 17 are a i db ith fl jgeqg md extending forwardly thereof, said ferrule having a circumferentially apertured flange, said shanks extending tendingrearwardly'fromsaid straight portionsto the flange for preventing saidshanks from working rearwarda: s r n et at 21, said hooks beingprovidedw'ithshanks2iextend+ 7 ing forwardly of the ferrule 9jthrough'openings 24in 1 Shanksffj h V.

f References Cited in the file'of this patent V UNITED STATESPATENTS ofsaid-shanks insaidflange" andiforwardly of said por- {2,194,618Scramlin' Mar, 26, 1940 .tions 2 5,thefshanks'2 3 areibent toprovidefstr aight closej 7' 2,289,284-

Chandler July 7, 1942 ;j, togetherparalleh -front. portions 27'grQupedside-by-Side (2,628,837 Zwickey" Feb. 17, 1953 equidistautlyiaroundthe the ferr le and the 2,671,664 r zwicke Mar. 9,

forwardly through said flange, andhaving bent portions ly. in thefiange, said tip being hollow and capping, said f

